Adenovirus infecting chickens in Lahore

Chickens in Lahore have started contracting a new deadly virus called “adeno”, an autopsy on the birds at Lahore’s Veterinary University revealed Friday.

In an interview with a private source, Director Department of Microbiology at Lahore’s Veterinary University Professor Tahir Yaqub said the new virus is killing 4,000 chickens a day.

The chickens have now started contracting the adenovirus after Ranikhet and influenza, Professor Yaqub said.

The professor said the virus attacked the chickens’ nervous system and causes respiratory diseases, while due to adenovirus, the Ranikhet vaccine had become ineffective.

Professor Yaqub said citizens should avoid purchasing chicks and only buy chickens weighing 2kg.

“The price of chickens has started going up after they started dying due to the virus.”